Originally Posted by
eternaltransit
Re: window blinds - also to allow pax to report anything going on outside, and also in the event of an emergency for cabin crew to easily check whether that side of the aircraft is safe to evacuate to. Why BA can have windows blinds down on take off on the sleeper service is something you would have to ask the CAA!
I always assumed it had to do with the eyes having to adjust to the outside in case of an emergency evacuation. On the last four flights I took on BA departing at night, they had the blinds closed. So clearly, they have some different information they are operating to although I would have assumed common CAA rules would apply to all airlines. But then again, Emirates allowed pax to use mobile phones right after landing while BA and most other airlines used to insist that they stayed switched off till after the engines were switched off so clearly airlines have some leeway there ...
Anyone on here who knows more about how airlines can operate to different rules?